We are the Shork Group, the parent organization of the following virtual nonentities:

• Shork Industries, the commissioning group behind the Shork Industries “Freebie Full Perm Avatars” for OpenSim and Second Life.
• Shork Cafe, the new Cafe in your town. We offer Shark approved foods and beverages - and our icecream is legendary.
• Shork Lifestyle Boutique, also known as “Shork Tattoo & Piercing” or “Biodoll Studio”. We offer Tattoos, Piercings, Branding, Scaring, Biting and so much more!

Overall, we're very visitor friendly: Stay a while, stay forever!

Where to find us inside OpenSim?
Easy: In-World, open the Map, and paste the following to “search by name”:
Shork Cafe
Then teleport there. Or:
In chat, paste the following link, press enter, and then click it: hop://login.osgrid.org/Shork%20Cafe/148/153/23
As a final option, go to our OpenSimWorld page: Shork Cafe and use their options to come to us.

You still wonder in which way we are different? What services we offer?

• Friendly staff of predatory species - for the extra bit of adventure!
• Own production & local sourcing for most of our products.
• Pet-Friendly both as employers as well as in all our localities - after all, some might be our relatives!
• Professional Tattoo, Piercing, Rubberization, Branding and Biting services in our Beauty Studios
• Multifunction spaces, which can be requested for events & parties.
• We offer, occasionally or upon request:
  • marriage- and family-counselling sessions,
  • Yoga classes,
  • “Run for your Life” fitness program,
  • game-evenings with prizes ( like being permitted to go home )
  • Transparent production and operation - Take a tour after signing our worry-free NDA!

Finding places where to hang out in OpenSim isn't as superduper easy as one might wish for occasionally. However, we do have a few recommendations for locations where you can easily socialize and meet others:

Second Life is a beautiful platform. When you just want to meet huge numbers of strangers hoping to find new friends and explore weird places, well, then Second Life is a good choice. Though you need to be aware Second Life is not a dating platform. It's been a common joke since years that people mix up Second Life and Tinder regularly. When you want your own piece of land, your place to meet and hang out with friends, a place to learn and have fun, OpenSim is the better choice.

In our quest for assistance, we faced challenges that were met with dismissal and a refusal to validate assumptions against real-world scenarios. This lack of accountability included unwarranted permabans issued without warning, explanation, or recourse, even on the first instance of trouble. We find this counterproductive.

It appears that Second Life's default approach to challenges involves swift permabans, perhaps influenced by past decisions that led to complex situations for the parent company. While we understand the legal constraints, such an approach seems to prioritize suspicion-based actions over comprehensive issue resolution, a strategy successfully implemented by the Kitely Grid in OpenSim. This shift has transformed Second Life from the supportive platform our friends once described into just another social media outlet primarily concerned with shareholder satisfaction.

This shift prompted our support for OpenSim. While we regret losing connections with creators exclusive to Second Life, we recognize that OpenSim, despite being less business-oriented, provides alternatives. Kitely Grid, for instance, offers a comprehensive marketplace with a system ensuring artists' rights, albeit only within the Kitely Grid ecosystem. Other alternatives, like Paypal-based market systems, enable the direct purchase of objects in OpenSim, potentially minimizing costs and conversion losses, offsetting the heightened risk of illegal copies.

Acknowledging the existence of disruptive individuals, we prefer to focus on the cooperative ones. At Shork, we share the sentiment that the current state of affairs is disheartening, and we recognize the need for change. Therefore, we have chosen to be proactive in shaping a more positive environment.

With kind regards Ms. White
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“यत् परिवर्तनं भवन्तः जगति द्रष्टुम् इच्छन्ति तत् भवतु।” — महात्मा गांधी
「あなたが望む世界の変化になりましょう。」 - マハトマ・ガンジー
“成为你希望在世界上看到的改变。” - 圣雄甘地
«Будь тією зміною, яку ти хочеш бачити у світі». - Махатма Ганді
„Sei die Veränderung, die du in der Welt sehen möchtest.“ - Mahatma Gandhi
“Bibe guhertina ku hûn dixwazin li cîhanê bibînin.” - Mahatma Gandî
“Légy az a változás, amit látni szeretnél a világban.” - Mahatma Gandhi
“Khalani kusintha komwe mukufuna kuwona padziko lapansi.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“በአለም ላይ ማየት የምትፈልገው ለውጥ ሁን።” - ማህተመ ጋንዲ
“היה השינוי שאתה רוצה לראות בעולם.” - מהטמה גנדי
“كن أنت التغيير الذي تتمنى أن تراه في العالم.” - مهاتما غاندي